Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Rocklobster93 on December 16, 2010, 11:31:18 AM

Title: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Rocklobster93 on December 16, 2010, 11:31:18 AM

Like in the topic - just wondering what some of the forumers absolute favourite pickups are. Probably post with guitar/body woods. If you feel like it, post what guitar/body woods they are with.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Andrew W on December 16, 2010, 11:47:34 AM

I have a set of Apaches in the alder bodied, maple boarded Stratocaster pictured below and I absoultely love them. 

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4817971868_bacdc7c668_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4817971868)

Through a Fender style amp they sound incredibly good and are so responsive to player touch.  I have had quite a few BKP sets over the years and have been delighted by all of them but the Strat with the Apaches is my number one.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: MDV on December 16, 2010, 11:52:59 AM

Aftermath
Ceramic Nailbomb
Miracle man

In that order.

I dont have a miracle man any more though.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: gwEm on December 16, 2010, 01:54:12 PM

A5 Mule in just about everything I've tried it in - a couple of Vs and a Les Paul.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: hunter on December 16, 2010, 02:28:43 PM

1. Black Dog Bridge
2. Emerald Bridge
3. VHII Bridge

Seems I prefer bridge PUs  :lol:

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: fr33man1 on December 16, 2010, 03:48:35 PM

I only tried the whole (warpigs excluded) modern pickups line and the steve stevens sig set.

My 3 fav pickups would be

1 nailbomb A5 bridge

2 holy diver bridge

3 miracle man bridge.

Awesome pickups providing very different response and very versatile with no harsh frequencies on any guitar I had them mounted.

As for neck units, even if I had some I'd say the steve stevens gets my vote for its unique thick creamy lead tone. Then even as being known as a nailbomb fanatic I'd pick the cold sweat neck any day for a versatile neck sound with very nice clean sounds.   8)

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Roobubba on December 16, 2010, 04:30:28 PM

Aftermath.


I have a soft spot for the other two BKPs I've tried: the miracle man and the black dog. But for me, the aftermath is absolutely completely perfect :)

Roo

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Twinfan on December 16, 2010, 04:41:59 PM

Holydiver set.

Must get another to replace the set I stupidly sold with a guitar  :roll:

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Philly Q on December 16, 2010, 04:48:51 PM

Cold Sweat set.

But I'm sure there are others I'll like as much or more when I eventually get round to trying them.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: ericsabbath on December 16, 2010, 04:56:21 PM

cold sweat set in les pauls  :D

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Madsakre on December 16, 2010, 05:28:15 PM

Ceramic warpig
Miracle man

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Transcend on December 16, 2010, 05:44:16 PM

Mine would have to be

Bridge - Aftermath in basswood
bridge - miracle man in mahogany
neck - mississipi queen in mahogany

I never really got on with the nailbomb at all in anything
and the CS i got on with quite well but just wanting something with more

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: gordiji on December 16, 2010, 06:57:51 PM

irish tour bridge in alder/maple strat , closely followed by IT mid & neck for all the other heavenly positions.i'd probably like all the other strat sets as much too if i could justify their purchase(+the guitars to go with them)

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: 38thBeatle on December 16, 2010, 07:16:19 PM

Apaches ( of those I have).

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: roland_rat on December 16, 2010, 10:37:49 PM

Mine would have to be:-


1)Yardbirds
2)Mothers milk
3)Mules
4)Stormy mondays
5)VHII

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Ribboz on December 16, 2010, 11:19:05 PM

Ceramic Diver & C-Pig in a tie.
Each for different reasons.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: With Full Distortion on December 16, 2010, 11:31:02 PM

i had experiencewith : miracle man. painkiller.warpig and nailbomb.
Nailbomb is my favorite.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Telerocker on December 16, 2010, 11:37:59 PM

1. BG'50's in my tele
2. Crawler in my strat
3. IT's in my strat

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: kevinr on December 17, 2010, 07:02:24 AM

Holydiver
VHII
Emerald

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Alex on December 17, 2010, 07:54:04 PM

Black Dog

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: visitorQ on December 17, 2010, 10:23:13 PM

Quote from: MDV on December 16, 2010, 11:52:59 AM

Aftermath
Ceramic Nailbomb
Miracle man

In that order.

I dont have a miracle man any more though.

Why? Why the Aftermath over C-Bomb?

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: lamp on December 17, 2010, 10:58:20 PM

Such a hard choice...
Neck - Trilogy Suite (in Alder/Maple)
Bridge - Miracle Man (in Basswood/Rosewood)

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: CaptainDesslock on December 18, 2010, 03:48:34 AM

Quote from: visitorQ on December 17, 2010, 10:23:13 PM

Quote from: MDV on December 16, 2010, 11:52:59 AM

Aftermath
Ceramic Nailbomb
Miracle man

In that order.

I dont have a miracle man any more though.

Why? Why the Aftermath over C-Bomb?

indeed i'm curious too, if MDV had to have one pickup which would it be? I really think the c-bomb is probably going to be my favorite pickups, but my next Legra isn't till next year :(

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: ShredHeadJHJ on December 18, 2010, 04:29:41 AM

Quote from: visitorQ on December 17, 2010, 10:23:13 PM

Quote from: MDV on December 16, 2010, 11:52:59 AM

Aftermath
Ceramic Nailbomb
Miracle man

In that order.

I dont have a miracle man any more though.

Why? Why the Aftermath over C-Bomb?

Why the C-Bomb over the Aftermath?

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: MDV on December 18, 2010, 07:09:44 AM

Aftermath, if I could only have one.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Ratrod on December 18, 2010, 11:59:16 AM

I'm down to one BKP-ed guitar. It's the CV Esquire with a BG-50. Absolutely lovely pickup.

(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6161/dscf1159z.jpg)

Got it tuned in open G for slide at the moment. With the tone half way and a Marshall Guv'nor + it delivers a massive Delta tone.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: AndyR on December 18, 2010, 12:24:22 PM

Right at the moment it's Apache (bridge, middle, neck, take yer pick), has been for a few days.

But I'm about to unwrap one of the other guitars, so who knows how I'll feel in a couple of hours :lol:

EDIT: Ratrod, I'm impressed every time you post that one. In general I don't go for "artwork" on guitars, but what you did on that one just works for me :).

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: gordiji on December 18, 2010, 12:36:29 PM

 i agree, apart from the 777 it's very tastefull artwork ,almost sounds good before you pick it up!(and beautifully un'relic'd)

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: th3sku11 on December 18, 2010, 01:24:57 PM

Another vote for the Blackguard Flat '50 here, with MQs in a Les Paul a very close second!

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Guitar Asylum on December 18, 2010, 04:48:43 PM

WARPIG! (alnico) in my Fernandes Ravelle Elite - all mahogany, tune-o-matic w/ sustainer \m/

I actually just got another one yesterday in gold w/ black screws...

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: MrBump on December 18, 2010, 05:23:57 PM

Depends soooooo much...

Just come out of a massive Mules phase, and am back with my BG Flat 50's.  As long as you understand your amp and setup, you really CAN make them sound like anything...

Mark.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Telerocker on December 18, 2010, 07:56:40 PM

Quote from: MrBump on December 18, 2010, 05:23:57 PM

Depends soooooo much...

Just come out of a massive Mules phase, and am back with my BG Flat 50's.  As long as you understand your amp and setup, you really CAN make them sound like anything...

Mark.

Agree with that. Lots of BKP's sound awesome, just in the right guitar for the right music.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: asianaxeman on December 18, 2010, 10:31:16 PM

Holy diver calibrated set- capable of anything, saaaweeeeeet!

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: keith on December 19, 2010, 12:22:44 AM

My Mules Les Paul Standard...........Avatar pic

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: WhiteRam on December 19, 2010, 04:48:02 AM

Miracle Man Bridge - Strat alder maple/maple. 

I've had the CS, NB, BD in her, but the MM rides the lightning and has great chordal structure too.  What I haven't had yet is the HD, which may be quite the contender from what I've read on the forum.

As far as complete self indulgence - the full Apache set is the most beautiful pickups I've ever heard in the entire world, nothing or no one can match the heaven of Tim's Apache IMHO.

In the real world of making money and having a worthy stage show in a flashy rock band, if I could only have one pickup it would be the MM.  In my dream world I could melt into a set of Apache' and do rock blues until kingdom come, but I need the flash and cash for now.  :)

WR

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Ratrod on December 19, 2010, 11:19:24 AM

Thanks Andy and Gordi.

The '777' refers to the serial number. The natural relicing has started though. It's an older picture. By now it has a paint chip on the upper bout and couple of dents on the body. Nothing on purpose, just natural relicing that comes from playing and gigging the thing.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: stonevibe on December 20, 2010, 01:57:14 PM

Mules
Stormy Mondays
Miracle Man

All in Les Pauls for me.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: alendon on February 15, 2011, 02:37:08 PM

1.A5 warpig (set) in an sg
2.A4 mule (set) in a vee
3.miracle man (bridge) in a vee

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Fourth Feline on February 15, 2011, 04:23:05 PM

Manhattan  ( see Avatar Pic  ).  :)

One day , I would love to try B.K.Ps new Soapbar version of the same ( the 'Half Note' ) in a neck pickup only guitar.  After hearing the official 'Half Note' soundclips it would be fun to have a solidbody guitar fitted with one B.K.P.

In an ideal world, a WezV or Feline Guitars version of the single pickup Eastman 'El-Rey' ( ER1 ) that Choucas has .  8)

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: andrew11 on February 17, 2011, 04:05:47 PM

Warpig set (ceramic bridge) , Althought there the only B.K.P. pickups I've used, they sound far better than any Duncan or Dimarzio I've used. There in a USA Jackson Soloist alder body maple neck through. Guitar SCREAMS.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Madsakre on February 19, 2011, 02:09:19 PM

Para Bellum
Cpig
(piledriver. yet to be tested :) )

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: rsf1977 on February 20, 2011, 07:19:35 AM

I've had 3 so i'll rate them from 1 to 3

1. Aftermath
2. Holy Diver
3. Warpig (A)

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Antag on February 20, 2011, 10:29:29 AM

Pleasantly surprised to see the Holy Diver mentioned so often in this thread - it's my favourite too :)

Bridge: Holy Diver
Neck: VHII

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Slartibartfarst42 on February 20, 2011, 06:22:43 PM

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and found some very interesting reading so far. Some pickups are clearly standout successes such as Mules, Apaches, Miracle Man, Nailbomb, Warpig and Holy Diver. It would be interesting to learn more about exactly why it is that these are your favourites. I've tried a few of the Bare Knuckle range before but not too many. I tried Mules in a Les Paul and absolutely loved them, to the extent that I'd love to buy some sort of mahogany guitar just to put a set of Mules in  :D. I also tried a set of Cold Sweats in a Les Paul style guitar and was also impressed with them. Overall I'd say I preferred the Mules as the tone seemed so much sweeter and smooth as well as being a bit more versatile. They were great for Blues and I found them surprisingly good at Rock and even Metal as well. The Cold Sweats just didn't have quite the same mojo, though the neck version was very good. Unfortunately I don't have a mahogany guitar at the moment so I'll need to look at something else but not sure what yet as I still have a lot to read.

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: PhilKing on February 20, 2011, 11:18:36 PM

I'd have to pick different categories, because I have favourites for different instrunments.

Humbuckers
AV Mule
Emerald
Stormy Monday

Strat
Apache
69 Custom

Tele
Black Guard Flat 50 (new one)
Black Guard Flat 52

P-90
P-91

Bass
62 P-Bass
62 Jazz

Title: Re: Your absolute FAVOURITE Bare Knuckle pickup
Post by: Knuckle_Duster on February 22, 2011, 06:17:52 PM

Had a set of Mules in a Les Paul and absolutely loved them.Have a set of Mothers Milk in a Strat and it`s the same with those.Sadly the Les Paul got nicked just before Christmas,so the Mules have gone.I`ve got a Les Paul with OTPG PAF`s in it,but i`m not happy with them so i`m looking to get another set of Mules to replace them.Once a get a taker for the OTPG`s